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Using Delicious:


1. Create an Account:
  • Navigate to the site: http://del.icio.us/
  • Click the Register link
  • Enter the requested information (username, full name, password of 6 characters, verify password, e-mail address)
  • Access your e-mail account to locate the message verification sent by Delicious
  • Complete the registration process by clicking the verification link
  • Make sure you add the button extensions to your web browser—this makes it easy to bookmark and add tags.
    • if you forget to add the extension buttons, simply click the help link (top right corner of delicious site) and find the bookmark section where you can select your browser and follow the on-screen directions for adding the extensions buttons.
2. Save a Bookmark/Tag a Bookmark:
  • Navigate to a site you want to bookmark.
  • Click the Tag Icon in the browser button bar
  • A pop-up window will open where you can begin “tagging” or labeling the site
  • Save the bookmark/tags and it will now appear on your delicious site

3. Viewing Bookmarks/Tags:
  • Click on the Delicious icon in your browser button bar and your delicious page will appear.
  • You may be asked to log into your account.
  • The bookmarks you have added will appear along the left side.
  • The tags you have used will appear on the right side of the window (you can select the type of view at the bottom of your tags)
  • Bookmarks can be edited and deleted from this list also by clicking on the edit | delete links after the name of the web site.

4. Delicious Settings:
  • Click the settings link (blue text on top right side of window)
  • Account information can be changed (password, e-mail, profile, or you can delete you account)
  • Bookmarks can be imported, exported, and privacy settings can be changed.
  • Tags can be renamed, deleted (does not delete a bookmark), or privacy settings of bookmarks can be changed.


How are Teachers Using Delicious?

  • Use “tags” for each of your classes or subjects and link students up to your delicious site
  • Adding the delicious plugin buttons to a web browser to easily mark exemplar sites
  • To teach categorizing, arranging, sets, etc. when using tags
  • Search other people’s bookmarks for resources